is not unusual in sacred Gothicwoodwork), there is a superstition that these stallswere wrought anonymously by some Jew, con-demned to execute them by the Inquisition asa form of punishment. This fable has novalue. Although the authors name is not uponthe stalls, they are identical in nearly… … ESAU (Carved Choir-stalloj Leon Cathedral) FURNITURE On many Spanish sillerias we find most spiritedreproductions of the life and manners of theirtime; satirical allusions to contemporary vices,allegories and caprices as fantastic, in the phraseof Vargas Ponce, as one of Boschs…
Decorative arts -- Spain History
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